FOXBOROUGH -- There's plenty of reasons why Stephen Gostkowski missed a last-second field goal that allowed the Arizona Cardinals to beat the New England Patriots, 20-18.

He stood tall and offered multiple explanations following the game. Not on his list was fear of the Cardinals, but that's exactly why Arizona thinks he missed wide left Sunday afternoon with the game on the line.

"We put a lot of pressure on a lot of field goal teams," Peterson said. "I think he was a little scared of us, honestly, that is why he pushed it left."

The Cardinals blocked a punt earlier in the game and swatted down a field goal against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1, so it is possible that was in the back of his mind, but Gostkowski hit four field goals earlier in the game.

Cardinals wide receiver Andre Roberts doesn't think that matters, though. He co-signed Peterson's line of thinking and continued to pile it on Gostkowski when asked about the missed kick.

"It is his job to make the field goal and he missed the field goal," he said. "We have a really good field goal block team and I think that may have been in the back of his mind, you never know."

For his part, Gostkowski said he was ready to take whatever criticism was thrown at him and that he felt confident going out for the kick.

"I had a good game up until that point. I felt good going out there," Gostkowski said. "There's probably not another game where I would feel more confident going out for a kick like that. It humbles you really quick."